diff --git a/src/main/java/com/vimaltech/contactapi/security/IpRateLimitFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/vimaltech/contactapi/security/IpRateLimitFilter.java
index 0a0f7c8..6da2fdc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/vimaltech/contactapi/security/IpRateLimitFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/vimaltech/contactapi/security/IpRateLimitFilter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request,
                                     FilterChain filterChain)
             throws ServletException, IOException {
 
+        System.out.println("🔥 IpRateLimitFilter EXECUTED for URI: " + request.getRequestURI());
+
         if (!request.getServletPath().startsWith("/api/v1/contact")) {
             filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
             return;